Senior Acute Pharmacy Technician

Pharmacy careers are better at Banner Health! Join our collaborative pharmacy team as a Senior Acute Pharmacy Technician. You will support medication preparation, compounding, distribution, and inventory management while helping ensure safe and efficient patient care, working closely with pharmacists and healthcare professionals in a fast-paced, patient-focused environment. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8-hour shifts, with rotating holiday coverage. Start times vary and rotate between 6:00 AM and 8:30 AM based on departmental needs.

Responsibilities

Support medication preparation, compounding, distribution, and inventory management; Ensure safe and efficient patient care; Work under the supervision of the pharmacist performing routine duties in packaging, distribution, non-sterile compounding, and record-keeping of pharmaceutical supplies; Serve as a liaison between the customer and the pharmacist; Investigate and respond to missing medication requests using pharmacy computer systems; Prepare compounded intravenous medications, total parenteral nutrition products, and chemotherapeutic agents in compliance with USP; Ensure the sterile compounding environment and equipment are cleaned and maintained according to policy; May educate and train peer Pharmacy Technicians, Technician Externs, Technician Trainees, and Volunteers; Identify medications and supplies for reorder and maintain continuous inventory; Receive, check in, and restock medications, verifying quantities against invoices; Manage users within the automated dispensing technology database and troubleshoot malfunctions; Restock medications to nursing and ancillary areas after pharmacist check; Compound non-sterile medication products and repackage bulk medications into unit of use packaging; Perform quality control activities such as monthly nursing unit inspections and pharmacy section checks; Handle narcotic and controlled substances in accordance with federal and legal requirements

Requirements

Pharmacy Technician licensure and active Pharmacy Technician certification OR Pharmacy Intern licensure in the state of practice; AZ Board of Pharmacy Wallet Card at time of hire (Arizona); Minimum of two years pharmacy technician experience; IV-trained in sterile and chemotherapy experience; Ability to complete moderate to difficult mathematical calculations using a hand-held calculator; Strong customer service focus; Exceptional communication skills; Strong attention to detail; Prioritization capabilities; Superior problem-solving skills; Ability to multi-task; Knowledge of computer software, particularly medication management information system software, Microsoft applications and automated dispensing systems; Effective oral and written communication skills for interfacing with all levels of staff, physicians, patients, and other contacts

Nice to have

Completion of a Pharmacy Technician Certification Program; Additional related education and/or experience preferred